(Exploring Your Mind) The neuroscience of revenge explains why some people don’t move on after a disappointment, a rejection, or what they interpret as injustice. They basically feed the hatred until they plan a way to strike back. Thus, instead of controlling their anger, rationalizing it, or using adequate self-regulatory mechanisms, they allow the discomfort to become chronic.
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The Brain Processing of Future Episodic Thinking
(Exploring Your Mind) Are you aware of the processes involved in the development of plans and decision making? Today’s article will discuss one of them: future episodic thinking.
Clever Hans, The Horse That Did Math
(Exploring Your Mind) Clever Hans is a horse that was considered gifted at the beginning of the 20th century. Apparently, he had a prodigious memory and intelligence. Keep reading to learn more!
Anomie: What Is It Exactly?
(Exploring Your Mind) Anomie refers to the tension that occurs between groups and individuals in compliance with the rules. These are important to maintain social cohesion. however, at the same time, if they don’t align with individual aspirations, conflicts may arise.
Curiosity and Hunger Share Brain Regions
(Exploring Your Mind) Curiosity, the desire for knowledge, learning, and discovery, is very similar to the hunger for food. So much so that they share the same brain regions and processes.
Feeling Underappreciated: What Can You Do?
(Exploring Your Mind) Feeling unappreciated by your partner, family, or your boss can be very exhausting. What should you do in these situations?
The Fear of Insignificance, a Current Epidemic
(Exploring Your Mind) Fear of insignificance is a current epidemic. You have a tendency to compare yourself with others which might then make you envious. But you need a frame of reference to know if you’re in a place where you can survive or not. You might have done this up to now by comparing yourself to your family or people from your town or neighborhood. In other words, people who think like you do.
Existential Depression in Highly Intelligent People
(Exploring Your Mind) Existential depression usually affects people with high intellectual abilities. This is because they’re aware of injustice and don’t find meaning in life. Thus, they isolate from others.
The Connection Between Eye Contact and Your Brain
(Exploring Your Mind) Eye contact is very powerful. In fact, a study demonstrates exactly what happens in your brain when you set eyes on someone for the very first time. In other words, it examined the connection between eye contact and your brain.
Anxiolytics: The Pills That Live on Nightstands Everywhere
(Exploring Your Mind) Anxiolytics are medications doctors prescribe to help control anxiety. Some people also call them “alcohol in pill form”, alluding to their potentially addictive nature and how easily they can be used and abused. These days, you can find anxiolytics on nightstands everywhere. They’re overprescribed and overused.
Loving Yourself Is Easier Than It Seems
(Exploring Your Mind) We all want to be loved and respected as human beings. But in order for that to happen, you have to be consistent with loving yourself. And this is much easier than it seems…
Cherophobia, the Irrational Fear of Being Happy
(Exploring Your Mind) Those who suffer from cherophobia are afraid of being happy. Consequently, this fear stops them looking for situations which may lead to happiness.
Performing Acts of Kindness Can Boost Both Physical Health and Happiness Levels, Study Finds
(Exploring Your Mind) Performing acts of kindness and helping other people can be good for people’s health and well-being.
3 Reasons Why It’s Difficult for You to Relax
(Exploring Your Mind) Do you feel that you’re unable to relax properly? You try to do it and know the techniques, but you still don’t get the desired results. Why does this happen?
Why Can’t You Stop Procrastinating?
(Exploring Your Mind) Laziness or a lack of responsibility aren’t always behind the act of procrastination. In fact, there’s a series of very specific psychological dimensions in those days where you can’t stop putting off your obligations.